Watch out boys... Katherine Gray isn't a man eater, but more of a man hater. Katherine has your typical womanly problem, men; and as only a junior in college, she's finally had enough. When the Adler scholarship finally rolls around in the fall, Katherine is more than ready to expose men for the true dirt bags that they are, as well as their many other different disguises. The conditions are simple: The time limit is one semester, must involve the United States, and be a remarkable exposé about the hard-hitting truth. Katherine's response? Simple. One semester to travel to every state in the U.S. and date 50 men, exposing the truths, secrets, and dirty lies from their lives. Besides, what's better than a hard hitting truth, that gives even a harder hitting smack down to the male gender? However, uncovering the dirty truth about men has Katherine finding the dirty truth about herself, and uncovering a certain truth she may not want to discover.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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